org.jboss.marshalling.cloner

Interface ClassCloner

All Known Implementing Classes:

ClassLoaderClassCloner

public interface ClassCloner

A cloner for class types. Used (for example) to load an equivalent class from an alternate classloader.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static ClassCloner	IDENTITY A class cloner which just returns the class it is given.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<?>	clone(Class<?> original)
Class<?>	cloneProxy(Class<?> proxyClass)

Field Detail

IDENTITY

static final ClassCloner IDENTITY

A class cloner which just returns the class it is given. This cloner can be used in cases where an object must be deep-cloned within the same class loader.

Method Detail

clone

Class<?> clone(Class<?> original)
               throws IOException,
                      ClassNotFoundException

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException

cloneProxy

Class<?> cloneProxy(Class<?> proxyClass)
                    throws IOException,
                           ClassNotFoundException

Throws:

IOException

ClassNotFoundException